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A star attraction: The illegal trade in Indian Star Tortoises

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Submitted by susan on Tue, 2015-11-10 16:21

We report on illegal international trade in Indian Star Tortoises (Geochelone elegans), with a particular focus on India and Thailand.Within India, this species has received protection as a Schedule IV list species of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 for over 40 years. This study documents the illegal trade of 55,000 individuals poached from just one ‘trade hub’ in India

thesaurus: 
Wildlife Trade
Reptiles
Illegal Trade
India
Thailand
CITES
Wildlife Act 1972
Endangered Species
Poaching
Main Topic: 
Wildlife
Author: 
Neil D’Cruze
Bhagat Singh
Thomas Morrison & et al
Name of the Journal: 
Nature Conservation
Attachment(s): 
illegal trade Indian Star Tortoises.pdf
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Publication Date: 
09/11/2015